Lucent Soft Cahill Fly Tying Video Instructional

In this video, Simon ties a fantastic soft hackle variant for fishing the PMD hatch. This particular style of fly can be fished a number of ways, but most common is swinging it downstream. It is reminiscent of a standard Soft Cahill, with additional flash and a target point in the rear. The fly certainly can also be included in a tandem nymphing rig whether you are running an indicator or euro setup. Simon likes to fish it as a drowned cripple behind a dry fly, generally a PMD dun. The beauty of this setups is it is a great way to search extremely shallow and larger water with a light dry/dropper setup. If the fish doesn’t think the soft hackle is an ascending insect, it should assume it is a drowned cripple, the easiest of meals. If your eyes struggle to track small PMD duns or emergers, a great way to keep track of it is to tag the Lucent Soft Cahill. You certainly could run a PMD dun and mark your tippet 18-24 inches above your fly with a Scientific Anglers Indicator Marker. This is a great way to make tiny dries a tad bit more visible. Feel to size this up for drakes, or down for BWO’s. This style of fly and trailing tactic works for most mayfly hatches.